Fundraiser Ideas: Events

Auctions and Pledges

Dinner with a Dessert auction
Auction your skills and services
Fasting by meal or day
Pie in the face (pledge to throw a pie in someone’s face)
Dunk tank (pledge to see a person volunteer)
Pink flamingos in the yard (donate to remove the flamingos)
Loose change collection

Shows and Competitions

Talent show
Donated Performances (get professionals to donate)
Join the Audience (TV shows pay for attendance)
Movie night
Interactive dinner theatre
Princess Night for girls (dress-up)
Chili cook-off
Dance Marathon
Tournaments (any sport; golf, basketball, etc.)
Races (run; bike; swim etc.)
Bible Trivia Night
Football Rivalry (any sport, challenge a rival)
Dunk tank (pay to throw the ball)
Raffles

Meals

Dinners (with speakers like the President of USA)
Mother Daughter Tea
Luncheons (with performances)
International Meals (pick a country)
Coffee house
50s Attire drive-in meal
Mother’s Day Brunch
Valentine’s Sweetheart Meal
Hay Ride with cider and country foods
Western Theme Meal

Fundraiser Ideas: Services

Someones House

lawn mowing
weed pulling/spraying/killing
flowerbeds for summer
window washing
driveway stain/oil removal
yard sale helper
trash cleanup
metal collection
old electronics collection
baby sitting
provide meals to seniors
interior cleaning
exterior cleaning
garage cleanup
walk the dog
dog and cat care

Someones House for Groups

paint the exterior
paint the interior
moving services
trash cleanup
yard work
flowerbeds for summer
interior cleaning
exterior cleaning
garage cleanup

Collecting Money

pledges (ie. per bag of trash)
auction a worker
pay by the hour
pay by the project
donations
dollar “matching” donations

Funding web sites

Personal Fundraising Websites (or crowd funding) can appear to work really well! We don’t endorse any particular one, and offer the links below to save you some time on your own google searching efforts. If you’ve used one of the sites below, let us know what you think and comment on this post.